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The Chairman: The next agreement is that between the United Kingdom and India. (The agreement was signed by Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin on behalf of the United Kingdom, and by Sir Atul C. Chatterjee on behalf of the Government of India). The Chairman: The next is the agreement between the United Kingdom and Newfoundland. (The agreement was signed by Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin on behalf of the United Kingdom, and by Hon. F. C. Alderdice on behalf of Newfoundland). The Chairman: The agreement between the United Kingdom and Southern Rhodesia. (The agreement was signed by Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin on behalf of the United Kingdom, and by Hon. H. U. Moffatt on behalf of Southern Rhodesia). The Chairman: Gentlemen, it seems but fitting that the agreement between the United Kingdom and Canada should be executed on behalf of the United Kingdom by the son of that great statesman whose almost inspired vision made possible to-day the realization of his hopes. The Lord President of the Council (Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin) has kindly suggested that Mr. Neville Chamberlain should sign the agreement between the United Kingdom and Canada. (The agreement was signed by Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain on behalf of the United Kingdom, and by Right Hon. R. B. Bennett on behalf of the Dominion of Canada). The Chairman: The next bilateral agreement will be that between Canada and the Irish Free State. (The agreement was signed by Right Hon. R. B. Bennett on behalf of Canada, and by Mr. Sean T. O'Kelly on behalf of the Irish Free State). The Chairman: The agreement between Canada and the Union of South Africa, between Canada and Southern Rhodesia, between the Union of South Africa and the Irish Free State, together with an exchange of letters between New Zealand and the Union of South Africa, complete the bilateral agreements. (These agreements were signed at a later stage of the proceedings by Right Hon. R. B. Bennett and Hon. N. C. Havenga; Right Hon. R. B. Bennett and Hon. H. U. Moffat, Hon. N. C. Havenga and Mr. Sean T. O'Kelly and Right Hon. J. G. Coates and Hon. N. C. Havenga, respectively). The next item on the agenda is the adoption of the report of the Conference. The printed report of the proceedings, which I now hold in my hand, is complete except with respect to the report of to-day's proceedings. That will be added. With that subsequent addition, I move the adoption of this report as the report of the Conference. The motion is seconded by Mr. Bruce. Motion agreed to. The Chairman: Gentlemen, some of you are aware that this Conference was so arranged that the birthday of the Lord President of the Council would fall while he was present in Ottawa, and as he was born in the same year as this Confederation came into being, it is regarded as fitting that his colleagues should in some way indicate their appreciation of his presence here and of the great service he has rendered not only to his own island country but to the world at large—his public service and his activities in literature and in many other fields. We have thought it desirable to present him with a silver salver made, I am bound to indicate to the delegates, from Canadian silver by Canadian craftsmen and bearing the signatures in the silver of every one of the delegates except that of the Lord President, Mr. Baldwin, himself. I now have much pleasure, on behalf of the delegates attending this Imperial Economic Conference, in presenting to the Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin, Lord President of the Council, this small salver as an expression of our appreciation, with sincere wishes that he may be long, spared to render continued service to the Empire.